After several days of being trapped in Bishkek during the recent political turmoil that resulted in the ouster of President Bakiyev, Ann, Jamie, and Molly got out town and into the mountains. They have returned safely from their trip to the Jetim Bel Range and have posted a brief update here
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Title: Hans Fund announces 2010 Ski Exploration Grants
Description: The Board of the Hans Saari Memorial Fund is pleased to announce the winners of its 2010 Ski Exploration Grants. This year the Board awarded a cumulative $15,000 to the recipients below.
Sara Campbell, Jake Christina, Eric Larson: Cloud Peak Ski Mountaineering. This expedition received a grant to [...]
We are excited to let you know that Up There Film Fest selection Skiing Everest will be showing March 18, 2010 at the Beverly Center in Los Angeles, California. If you are in the neighborhood, check this one out. The film was well received here in Bozeman. Folks lucky enough to see the film [...]
UP THERE Film Fest goes big
February 2nd, 2010 Posted in 2010Title: UP THERE Film Fest goes bigDate: 2010-02-15
The HSMF’s Up There Film Fest packed in 600 people over two nights to check out Mike Marolt and Les Guthman’s film Skiing Everest and the story of the legendary Jackson Hole Air Force as told in the film Swift, Silent and Deep. With help from industry sponsors [...]
Powder Magazine: 3 Hans Fund Ski Camp grads to top 20 list
February 2nd, 2010 Posted in 2010Title: PowderMagazine: 3 HSMF Ski Camp Grad to top 20 list
Description: In its February edition, Powder magazine has named Hans Fund Ski Camp graduates Duncan Adams, Leo Ahrens, and Mike Gardner to its list of top 20 skiers 18 and under. Check out Duncan showing his ski camp form on the cover!!!!
Date: 2010-02-15
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Hans Saari Memorial Fund Launches Ski Exploration Grant
November 11th, 2009 Posted in 2007Bozeman, Montana – The Hans Saari Memorial Fund (HSMF), a grant-giving organization established to honor the life and values of ski-mountaineer Hans Saari, has announced the launch of its Ski Exploration Grant program.
The Ski Exploration Grant provides ski mountaineers a unique opportunity to receive funding assistance through a program designed for and focused specifically on [...]
HANS SAARI FUND: Mountaineering In The Tetons
November 11th, 2009 Posted in 2007
Words and Photos: Nina Hance and Kate Siberell
Throughout history, people have been inspired by mountains in different ways. Some for the beauty and solitude, and others for the recreation they offer such as the challenge of ascending and descending them. The Hans Saari scholarship program was created in memory of Hans Saari, a ski mountaineer [...]
UNCHARTED TERRITORY: Skiing in Georgia With Hans Saari Memorial Fund
November 11th, 2009 Posted in 2008P: What surprised you most when you got to Georgia?
JT: They love Tupac in Georgia. We had just left our hotel beginning our drive to Ushguli. We stopped at a stoplight and a BMW pulled up next to us. Tupac’s lyrics filled the air with a loud bass line. Messages to Tupac were written on [...]
HANS SAARI MEMORIAL FUND AWARDS 2008 GRANTS
November 11th, 2009 Posted in 2008Bozeman, Montana. The Hans Saari Memorial Fund, a grant-giving organization established to honor the life and values of ski-mountaineer Hans Saari, has announced award recipients for its spring 2008 grant cycle, including the recipients of the newly launched Hans Saari Memorial Ski Exploration Grant. [full article]
Entire Tordrillo Range Traversed
November 11th, 2009 Posted in 2008
by Joe Stock
Over nine days in May 2008 Andrew Wexler and Dylan Taylor and I made a 100-mile, full-length ski traverse of the Tordrillo Mountains in Alaska. Our traverse traveled from south to north through the Tordrillos, climbing 38,000 vertical feet and making ski descents off the four highest peaks including Mt. Spurr (11,069′), Mt. [...]